Finally got it to work!

[S.Boardman]

On my best PC I just got 'can't connect to Steam network...', so I copied it
over from a second PC which had got to 99%. Then I still couldn't connect to
a server which wasn't busy, so I went back to the second PC and updated,
first time, to 100%. Then I copied it all over again to the best PC and now
it works!

Both PCs are behind the same modem/router and ZoneAlarm. It seems that I
could have tried for ages both on the 'can't connect to Steam network', and
'all content servers are busy' stages.

I noticed after the first transfer, which enabled me to connect to Steam,
that if I removed the platform.gcf file I could no longer connect to Steam.

So to those who can't get it to work, find a mate who has it, network the
PCs and copy the steam file over. Your account should work OK, then you can
play!

Now I just need to be able to play for more than 30 mins without feeling
sick ... 8-(
--
S.Boardman

[b***@onetel.net.uk]

Lower the mouse speed to the lowest bar on the settings page to avoid
motion sickness.

[Anthony]

Post by b***@onetel.net.uk
Lower the mouse speed to the lowest bar on the settings page to avoid
motion sickness.

The game gives people motion sickness?

It's that real that it can fool your brain like that?

Weird...

-Anthony

[S.Boardman]

Post by Anthony

Post by b***@onetel.net.uk
Lower the mouse speed to the lowest bar on the settings page to avoid
motion sickness.

The game gives people motion sickness?
It's that real that it can fool your brain like that?
Weird...
-Anthony

It's true :-( I am normally motion sick in a car, but it's the first
time with a PC game. It does seem to be getting a little better now, but at
first I could only manage about 30 minutes at a time. There is a faq on
www.steampowered.com about it.
--
S.Boardman

[Dave]

Post by Anthony
The game gives people motion sickness?
It's that real that it can fool your brain like that?
Weird...
-Anthony

Not only that, if you have a fear of heights there are some parts of the
game that are pure torture... at least there are for me anyway. But that
doesn't stop me from playing. :)

[Peter Webb]

Post by Dave

Post by Anthony
The game gives people motion sickness?
It's that real that it can fool your brain like that?
Weird...
-Anthony

Not only that, if you have a fear of heights there are some parts of the
game that are pure torture... at least there are for me anyway. But that
doesn't stop me from playing. :)

Under the bridge ... at first I couid hardly move from fear of heights ... I
had to deliberately jump off a few times to desensitize myself enough to
play the game. And that's before they started shooting at you while you are
doing it ... I was real pleased when that little episode was finished.

[Dave]

Post by Peter Webb
Under the bridge ... at first I couid hardly move from fear of heights ...
I had to deliberately jump off a few times to desensitize myself enough to
play the game. And that's before they started shooting at you while you
are doing it ... I was real pleased when that little episode was finished.

Yeah, and the whole time I was praying I could run back across the top of
the bridge. So much for that idea!

[CJM]

That got me too... I just felt tense and sick until I was on my back
across - losing my temper with that gunship thingy made me forget my
reticence!

Post by Dave

Post by Peter Webb
Under the bridge ... at first I couid hardly move from fear of heights
... I had to deliberately jump off a few times to desensitize myself
enough to play the game. And that's before they started shooting at you
while you are doing it ... I was real pleased when that little episode
was finished.

Yeah, and the whole time I was praying I could run back across the top of
the bridge. So much for that idea!

[Anthony]

I find all of this amazing: video games (graphics in particular, but the
physics engine in HL2 is just as important to the illusion) have come along
so far that so many people can be fooled by them.

-Anthony

Post by CJM
That got me too... I just felt tense and sick until I was on my back
across - losing my temper with that gunship thingy made me forget my
reticence!

Post by Dave

Post by Peter Webb
Under the bridge ... at first I couid hardly move from fear of heights
... I had to deliberately jump off a few times to desensitize myself
enough to play the game. And that's before they started shooting at you
while you are doing it ... I was real pleased when that little episode
was finished.

Yeah, and the whole time I was praying I could run back across the top of
the bridge. So much for that idea!

[Dave]

Post by Anthony
I find all of this amazing: video games (graphics in particular, but the
physics engine in HL2 is just as important to the illusion) have come along
so far that so many people can be fooled by them.

Well I wouldn't call it "fooled". More like total immersion. It helps if you
have a big CRT and surround sound too. ;-)

And to think I almost gave up on the game. At first it was so slow placed
and in such a dreary setting I went back to fragging in UT. Then once
Maximum PC called it best game ever, I gave it a second chance. Sure glad I
did!

[DaveL]

It's quite common. This problem has been around since the original Doom.
If I'm playing HL2, my wife can't even look at the screen as she walks by or
she gets nauseous.

DaveL

Post by Anthony

Post by b***@onetel.net.uk
Lower the mouse speed to the lowest bar on the settings page to avoid
motion sickness.

The game gives people motion sickness?
It's that real that it can fool your brain like that?
Weird...
-Anthony

[b***@onetel.net.uk]

Post by DaveL
It's quite common. This problem has been around since the original Doom.
If I'm playing HL2, my wife can't even look at the screen as she walks by or
she gets nauseous.
DaveL

It's to do with the speed and amount of object on screen. Basically,
your brain is seeing an image for a split second before being updated
with another image. Sort of like being turned around and around. FPS
games require ever-changing point of view and after a while the brain
cannot keep up and decode each image, and your body reacts the same was
as being turned around and around. The only way to cure FPS motion
sickness is to:

1) Stop playing and half a drink :)

2) Slow down your movement. I used to get nauseau regularly when
playing all shooters but since I slowed down my left-right movement
it's gone. So if people are feeling sick, the best solution is to move
more slowly around the game environment. With HL2, the best way to
achieve that is to lower the mouse sensitivity. If you play HLF 2 with
high mouse sensitivity you're bound to feel really sick after a while.

[b***@onetel.net.uk]

It's to do with the speed and amount of objects on screen. Ba­sically,

your brain is seeing an image for a split second before bein­g updated

with another image. Sort of like being turned around and aro­und. FPS
games require ever-changing points of view and after a while ­the
brain
cannot keep up and decode each image, and your body reacts t­he same
way
as being turned around and around. The only way to cure FPS ­motion
sickness is to:

1) Stop playing and have a drink :)


2) Slow down your movement. I used to get nauseau regularly ­when
playing all shooters but since I slowed down my left-right m­ovement
it's gone. So if people are feeling sick, the best solution ­is to
move
more slowly around the game environment. With HL2, the best ­way to
achieve that is to lower the mouse sensitivity. If you play ­HLF 2
with
high mouse sensitivity you're bound to feel really sick afte­r a
while.

[RioBlaze_MoTA]

<***@onetel.net.uk> wrote in message news:***@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's to do with the speed and amount of objects on screen. Ba­sically,

your brain is seeing an image for a split second before bein­g updated

with another image. Sort of like being turned around and aro­und. FPS
games require ever-changing points of view and after a while ­the
brain
cannot keep up and decode each image, and your body reacts t­he same
way
as being turned around and around. The only way to cure FPS ­motion
sickness is to:

1) Stop playing and have a drink :)


2) Slow down your movement. I used to get nauseau regularly ­when
playing all shooters but since I slowed down my left-right m­ovement
it's gone. So if people are feeling sick, the best solution ­is to
move
more slowly around the game environment. With HL2, the best ­way to
achieve that is to lower the mouse sensitivity. If you play ­HLF 2
with
high mouse sensitivity you're bound to feel really sick afte­r a
while.

You are soo full of shit, but it's funny to read your post's. Poor car sicko
psycho. HAHA. later,